Opinion
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Verizon Loosens Roaming Rules, But Small Carriers Still Unhappy
Opinion -Verizon Wireless is proposing to change its roaming policy to appease smaller carriers who piggyback on its networks, but the smaller carriers are not satisfied. They want the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, or U.S. -
EPA Scientist Carlin Explains His Dissent on Endangerment Finding
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency scientist and economist Alan Carlin, Ph.D. -
Energy Independence = Wealth Reduction
Opinion -Energy independence is bad economics and bad public policy.Energy supply, as viewed in economics, is ordered according to cost, with the least-costly energy produced first, and the more-costly supply added later from a variety of sources. -
Poll Shows Most DC Voters Support Voucher Program
Opinion -Current polls show public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of saving the besieged low-income voucher program in the nation’s capital. -
Detroit School Shakeup
Opinion -Teachers and other employees of Detroit Public Schools were shaken up this summer when the district’s emergency financial manager, Robert Bobb, announced they would have to reapply for their jobs. -
Louisiana Lifts Limit on Charter Schools
Opinion -Just in time to be considered for federal Race to the Top funds, Louisiana legislators removed the state’s cap on charter schools.State Rep. -
Wisconsin Budget Raises Taxes, Called Hostile to Business
Opinion -The Wisconsin legislature recently muscled through a biennial state budget that defenders say contains tax credits for businesses to create jobs, make capital improvements, and expand research and development. -
Federal Housing Policy Blamed for Financial Crisis
Opinion -The federal government’s push to make housing more affordable played a huge part in pushing the U.S. financial system to the brink of disaster last year.That’s the conclusion of a report by Rep. -
Bill Hurts Investors, Ignores Treasury’s Insider Trading
Opinion -Editor’s note: On July 13, J.W. Verret testified on proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding insider trading. -
$1 Billion in New Taxes in North Carolina Budget
Opinion -As summer temperatures rose in the Tar Heel State, so did tempers among elected officials at loggerheads over which taxes to raise in hopes of closing a $4.6 billion budget deficit. -
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association ‘Essentially Broke’
Opinion -Texas is a model of fiscal stability compared to most other states—with one glaring exception. The Lone Star State is one hurricane away from bankrupting its state-run wind insurance pool. -
Questions Remain as Wisconsin Takes Lead on Midwest Rail Line Push
Opinion -It would reach downtown Milwaukee, but stop nearly six miles shy of downtown Madison.Nobody really knows how many people would ride. -
Lincoln, Nebraska Plan to Raise Cell Phone Taxes Draws Fire
Opinion -A plan by city leaders in Lincoln, Nebraska to raise the local cell phone tax has drawn the ire of wireless telephone industry officials and tax watchdog groups, which want a cap on cell phone taxes. -
Golden Gate Ferries Wi-Fi Proposal Greeted Warmly
Opinion -Ferry riders in the San Francisco Bay area will soon be able to surf the Internet and check email on their commutes thanks to a wi-fi service to be made available for a small fee. -
Congress, FCC Skeptical of Exclusive Handset Deals
Opinion -Congress and the Federal Communications Commission have expressed clear opposition in recent weeks toward exclusive handset deals such as the one AT&T has with Apple’s iPhone. -
Rhode Island Levies ‘Amazon Tax’
Opinion -Rhode Island’s latest state budget includes an “Amazon tax” forcing out-of-state online retailers to collect the state’s 7 percent sales tax on all online purchases by Ocean State residents and remit the funds to the state -
Barnes and Noble Providing Free Wi-Fi in Bookstores
Opinion -Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, has offered wi-fi service for a fee since 2005 but recently started offering it for free. -
FTC Seeks to Regulate Bloggers
Opinion -The Federal Trade Commission is considering a controversial rule that would require bloggers to disclose any connections they have to marketers or products they review online. -
California Continues to Urge Ban on Violent Video Game Sales to Minors
Opinion -An amicus curiae brief filed by a California state senator in a case under appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court highlights the contentious fault lines in the ongoing debate over government regulation of video games.California State Sen. -
Justice Department Announces Antitrust Probe of Telecoms
Opinion -The U.S. Justice Department has announced the opening of a wide-ranging investigation into the wireless industry.The August announcement followed on the heels of Sen. -
Congress Increases Pressure on Cell Phone Companies
Opinion -In the wake of a New York Times story claiming the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suppressed a 2003 preliminary report about the dangers of using a cell phone while driving because it didn’t want to anger Congress, pressure for a -
Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny
Opinion -A major technology deal that would unite software giant Microsoft with Web portal Yahoo in a bid to target a larger share of the $11 billion search engine market could be met with strong pushback from Washington, DC as Justice Department regulators seek -
Aquatic Herbicides Are Only Effective Weapon Against Milfoil Plants
Opinion -“It’s been a bad year for milfoil on Minnesota lakes—except on Grays Bay and Phelps Bay on Lake Minnetonka,” KSTP Eyewitness News 5 in Minneapolis-St. Paul reported recently.The reason for the Grays Bay and Phelps Bay exceptions? -
Hudson River Dredging Increases PCB Levels
Opinion -Less than three months after EPA’s much-delayed and highly controversial plan to dredge the Hudson River to remove PCBs got underway, the agency’s own monitoring devices show levels of the chemical are rising, not falling.